14 Jan 2019

Augustana Hosts Released Inmate For Discussion on Solitary Confinement

By Cool Beanz Coffee House

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Prisoners' Rights, Solitary Confinement, and Mental Health

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Olin Auditorium 10:15-11:15 a.m.

Augustana College, Rock Island, is hosting recently released prison inmate, Anthony Gay, to discuss his time in solitary confinement. At least 80,000 people are held in "restrictive housing," including solitary confinement, in the United States each day. This session will explore the contemporary US prison system through the experiences of Anthony Gay, a Rock Island native who endured two decades of imprisonment and solitary confinement in Illinois state prisons. Anthony's story, and his commitment to ending cruel and unusual treatment of prisoners, speaks to the urgent need to reform the US criminal justice and corrections systems. Accompanying him will including Mariah Marlin- Warfield of Church of Peace, Rock Island; Dr. Carrie Hough, anthropology; Nicole Schult, Attorney, Uptown People's Law Center.

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